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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

Letterbox-Gate by Liza-Mare Syron

21 Feb 2023 Dermot Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia Comment

In Letterbox-Gate by Liza-Mare Syron we have the theme of identity, connection, shame, honesty, reconciliation and acceptance. Narrated in the first person by Syron herself the reader realizes from the beginning of the story that Syron may be exploring the theme of identity. Syron can trace her family back to the First Fleet on her […]

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Easter, 1969 by Katie Bryan

14 Feb 2023 Dermot Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia Comment

In Easter, 1969 by Katie Bryan we have the theme of family, barriers, class, innocence and fear. Narrated in the first person by Bryan herself the reader realizes from the beginning of the story that Bryan may be exploring the theme of family. Bryan’s mother is preparing a cake for Katie’s birthday party. Which suggests […]

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Dear Australia by Don Bemrose

12 Feb 2023 Dermot Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia Comment

In Dear Australia by Don Bemrose we have the theme of regret, guilt, identity, letting go, pride and love. Narrated in the first person, by way of an epistolary narrative, by Bemrose himself the reader realizes from the beginning of the story that Bemrose may be exploring the theme of regret. Bemrose finds it difficult […]

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